· One of four separate contracts that together cover the entire Sea Bright to Manasquan New Jersey project area
NEW YORK – The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $40,067,500 contract on August 16, 2013 to Manson Construction for beach replenishment at Long Branch, N.J.
The Long Branch contract is one of four separate contracts that together cover the Sea Bright to Manasquan project area.
The contract will cover an area between Sevens Presidents Park southward to the north of Lake Takanassee in Long Branch. Work will begin after Labor Day for the placement of an estimated 3.3 million cubic yards of sand throughout this reach.
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is committed to restoring the beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan, New Jersey, providing beach erosion control and storm risk reduction to these coastal areas,” said Col. Paul E. Owen, the Army Corps’ New York District Commander .
“The Corps’ previously constructed beach erosion control and storm risk reduction project along the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey from Sea Bright to Manasquan was significantly damaged when Hurricane Sandy caused severe beach erosion resulting in the loss of roughly 5 million cubic yards of sand in the project area,” said Jenifer Thalhauser, the Army Corps’ New York District Project Manager.
These types of beach restoration projects involve large pipes and heavy machinery and the Corps must ensure that work is performed in a safe and responsible manner that limits risks to the public.
The Corps makes every effort to limit impacts to recreation from ongoing work without compromising public safety. There will likely be rolling closures of roughly 1000 foot wide sections of beach where construction work is ongoing. Closures are closely coordinated with local municipalities and the State of New Jersey.
This renourishment is being done at full federal expense and as a result of two statutory authorities:
1.) The Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Act, PL 84-99 which authorizes the Corps of Engineers to repair projects after a large event like Hurricane Sandy, and, 2.) The Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (the Sandy Relief Bill, or PL 113-2) which authorizes the Corps of Engineers to restore previously projects impacted by Hurricane Sandy to their original design profile.
The entire Sea Bright to Manasquan project area will receive approximately 5 million cubic yards of sand lost as a result of Hurricane Sandy as well as an additional 3 million cubic yards that will restore the project to its original design template. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is carrying out the work in cooperation with its non federal partners the New Jersey Department of Environmental Project, Monmouth County, and associated municipalities to repair and restore the entire Sea Bright to Manasquan beach erosion control and storm risk reduction project.
Everything the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does must be tied to a statutory authority and the Sea Bright to Manasquan work is the result of two statutory authorities, one previously existing and one new since Hurricane Sandy.
Through the Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Act, PL 84-99, the Corps of Engineers is authorized to repair previously constructed projects after a large event like Hurricane Sandy. This pre-existing authority allows the Corps to return the project area to pre-storm conditions. Through this legal authority, the Corps of Engineers has been authorized to replace approximately 5 million cubic yards of sand lost from the entire Sea Bright to Manasquan project area during Hurricane Sandy.
Through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (the Sandy Relief Bill, or PL 113-2), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was further authorized to restore previously constructed projects impacted by Hurricane Sandy to their original design profile. Through this legal authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was authorized and received funding to place the additional millions of cubic yards of sand from Sea Bright to Manasquan to restore the project area to its original design template.
The coastal restoration work is part of a larger U.S. Army Corps of Engineers effort throughout the northeastern United States to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore coastal storm risk reduction projects impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Roughly 16 million cubic yards of that is being placed at coastal storm risk reduction projects throughout the state of New Jersey, including work south of Manasquan Inlet being managed by the Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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